Memorable bus journeys
Tuesday 3rd September 2019 It’s about 230 miles long. It takes 7 hours and 50 minutes. It’s Scottish Citylink’s route 915 (or 916) from Glasgow’s Buchanan Bus Station all the … Continue Reading Britain’s longest bus* route
Monday 2nd September 2019 I’ve ridden round Birmingham (on both NatEx’s inner and outer circular bus routes); round Leicester with Centrebus; round Coventry before that city’s circular route (neatly numbered … Continue Reading Ninety round Glasgow
Saturday 31st August 2019 Route 888 between Newcastle and Keswick is the lesser known bus service across the Pennines. Whereas the more famous route 685 takes a direct westerly trajectory … Continue Reading Crossing the Pennines
Tuesday 27th August 2019 It’s not often a National Park Authority trials a new bus service these days so hats off to the Peak District for funding the new H1 … Continue Reading There’s Hope in Derbyshire
Wednesday 21st August 2019 I sampled zeelo’s new commuter coach service between Newport and Bristol back in the Spring and wrote about the company and my travel experience on 24th May. … Continue Reading zeelo lands at Gatwick Airport
… and other west Cornwall travels. Thursday 8th August 2019 Having travelled up to Cape Wrath last month to visit mainland Britain’s most northerly bus terminus I thought it was … Continue Reading Britain’s most southerly bus stop…
Monday 5th August 2019 My little trip on the GWR train between Taunton and Bishops Lydeard on Saturday was a good opportunity to sample some great bus rides across Dorset … Continue Reading Three days in Dorset and Somerset
Wednesday 31st July 2019 Edinburgh’s a great city to visit and for those of us with an interest in public transport it’s always full of interesting developments, whether it be … Continue Reading A day in Lothian
Monday 29th July 2019 A much needed new service began carrying passengers over Hammersmith Bridge from this morning. With the Bridge closed to all motor traffic including buses since 10th … Continue Reading Crossing Hammersmith Bridge
Friday 26th July 2019 I incorporated Wednesday’s ride on Buckland Buses’ splendid 1929 Dennis on route 250 between Aldeburgh and Thropeness into an enjoyable couple of days saunter around the … Continue Reading A south Suffolk saunter
Wednesday 24th July 2019 There are lots of wonderful heritage railways all over the country attracting thousands of visitors enjoying a nostalgic train ride. Most are run by volunteers with … Continue Reading Back in time 90 years in Aldeburgh
Monday 22nd July 2019 You have to hand it to Stagecoach. Whenever they give a new commercial service a go, they don’t hold back. Their South West Falcon introduced in … Continue Reading On the M2 on the M2 … and a 301
Wednesday 17th July 2019 It’s been a bucket list ambition for a few years. Travel to mainland Britain’s most north westerly point at Cape Wrath and visit by far the … Continue Reading Britain’s remotest bus terminus
Friday 12th July 2019 Kent County Council’s fourth ‘Rural Transport Initiative’ gets underway on Monday next week so earlier today I took a ride on the last weekday operation of … Continue Reading Another rural pilot in Kent
Tuesday 9th July 2019 Welcome to a fourth day of travelling to tick off various ‘to do’ routes, destinations, new buses and trains which began with an early start from … Continue Reading Three Staffordshire bus rides
Sunday 7th July 2019 Here’s a great way to spend five hours on a summer Sunday: enjoy one of the best circular journeys in Devon, if not the whole of … Continue Reading Devon’s top circular bus and train tour is back
Saturday 6th July 2019 I thought it was high time I ticked off more bus routes on my lengthy ‘to do’ list compiled from the many suggestions kindly passed on … Continue Reading A spectacular bus ride to Widicombe in the Moor
Wednesday 3rd July 2019 Bus and coach routes serving airports have expanded greatly over the last few decades with a seemingly constant stream of new initiatives. I wrote about the … Continue Reading railair takes off from Guildford
Saturday 29th June 2019 Back in April I took a ride on the bus route formerly known as the ‘Wiltshire Wigglybus’ between Pewsey and Devizes – a traditional rural bus … Continue Reading DaRT about in Dengie
This is the story of how a journey on the Longest Day of the year from Lands End to John O’Groats by ground public transport (that’s bus and train) unfolded … Continue Reading LEJOG: As it happened
